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AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Whether you’re flying into Gatwick or Heathrow, the fastest and easiest way to get into central London is by the airport express trains.
The Heathrow Express is the train service directly from Heathrow to London Paddington. It runs every 15 minutes and will get you into central London in just 15 minutes. Save £5.00 by booking online.
The Gatwick Express also runs every 15 minutes, and will take you from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria in 30 minutes.
GETTING AROUND LONDON
Getting around the city has never been easier with either the Visitor Oyster Card or the London Travel Card.
The London Travel Card will give you unlimited rides on the subway system and buses in London. It can be purchased for 1 or 7 days for zones 1-2 or zones 1-6.
Travelcards for children ages 11-15 and under are half price and children 11 and under can now travel FOR FREE if they are accompanying a full-paying adult at any time
Zones 1-2 are the central areas of London where the majority of attractions, theatre and shopping are located. Top attractions include London Eye, Tower of London, Madame Tussauds, St. Paul's Cathedral, Kensington Palace and save up to 20% purchasing the London Dungeon in advance online. You will also skip the long lines that can be 4 hours long with this priority ticket.
Purchase zones 1-6 if you are using the whole subway system, and especially if you’re traveling from Heathrow on the subway to central London. Attractions outside of zones 1-2 include Hampton Court Palace, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum and Kew Gardens.
The Visitor Oyster Card is a pay-as-you-go card for the subway and buses in London. It is sold on our shop in denominations of £10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. If you run out of monies, it can be topped up at any subway station or selected retail outlets.
The Visitor Oyster Card caps at £7.20 per day in zones 1-2 so you can take as many rides on the buses and subway as you wish, and pay no further fares. The card does not have to be used on consecutive days and does not have an expiration date, so you can use when traveling again or pass on to relatives and friends.
GETTING AROUND BRITAIN
We suggest taking a few day trips or spending some time in the beautiful countryside and majestic cities of Britain.
A Britrail Flexi Pass or BritRail Consecutive Pass carry huge savings for traveling around the country. The BritRail Consecutive Pass is ideal if you know what set days and dates you are traveling whereas the BritRail Flexi Pass allows you options of traveling at your own leisure.
Another low cost alternative is to take the London Plus Pass traveling any 2 or 4 days over an 8 day period, or ride 7 days out of 15 to your choice of amazing cities as well as breathtaking countryside and coastal towns outside of London. Options include travels to Oxford, Windsor, Cambridge, Canterbury, Brighton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Bath, Bristol, Stratford-Upon-Avon and includes two one-way airport transfers (Heathrow/Gatwick/Stansted Express).
Point to Point rail tickets can also be purchased here on our shop and you can either travel one-way or round trip to some wonderful towns and cities such as Edinburgh, Oxford, Windsor and Brighton.
If you are traveling to Scotland, there is a BritRail Scottish Freedom Pass with the freedom to trek from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, the untamed islands and Scotland's legendary golf courses.
You can also use the BritRail Central Scotland Pass that includes unlimited rail travel between Edinburgh, Glasgow Queen Street, North Berwick, Bathgate, Dunblane, Bridge of Allan, Stirling, the Fife Circle, Markinch, Falkirk and all intermediate stations. It is also valid between Edinburgh Waverley, Brunstane and Newcraighall and includes unlimited travel on Glasgow Underground.
Below are the major London train stations showing cities and areas which they serve.
London Paddington: Bath, Cardiff, Plymouth, Penzance, Windsor.
London Euston: Manchester, Birmingham, Chester, Cumbria, Glasgow.
London King’s Cross: Cambridge, York, Edinburgh, Inverness.
London St Pancras: Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby, Canterbury.
London Liverpool St: Harwich, Ipswich, Stansted.
London Charing Cross: Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone, Hastings.
London Victoria: Brighton, Canterbury, Gatwick.
London Waterloo: Windsor, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southampton
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